TRAILBLAZER

Satellite. TRAILBLAZER was launched on November 20, 2013 aboard a Minotaur I from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 22, 2016).

COSPAR 2013-064WNORAD 39400United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Trailblazer
Common name: TRAILBLAZER
Payload designation: SPA-1 Trailblazer
Other names: Elana-IV
International designator: 2013-064W
NORAD catalog number: 39400
GCAT identifier: S39400
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/736

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: UNM
Owner: UNM COSMIAC
Country: United States
Builder: COSMIAC, University of New Mexico-Albequerque
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: November 20, 2013 · 01:15 UTC
Launch record: 2013-064Success
Rocket: Minotaur I
Spaceport: Wallops · pad Pad 0B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 494 km
Apogee: 503 km
Inclination: 40.51°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 22, 2016
Last known active: Nov 20, 2013
End of operations: Nov 20, 2013

Size

Mass: 1 kg
Dry mass: 1 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.1 m

Launched together

STPSat-3Technology · USAF SMC CAPE-2Technology · UL-Lafayette DragonSatTechnology · Drexel KySat-2Technology · Kentucky Space Vermont Lunar CubeSatTechnology · Vermont Tech

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471784 (CC0).